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. >> one day after president obama said he was unaware of whistleblowers coming forward in benghazi, white house jay carny tried to turn the page on it. >> let's be clear benghazi happened a long time ago. we are unaware of blocking information on benghazi. >> it was only today f.b.i. released surveillance photos of three individuals who were on the grounds when it was attacked and leading to the death of four americans. republican attorney continued to insist she has an unnamed client ready to challenge the administration. >> i don't talk in perry mason terms of blowing the lid off something. i can tell you various whistle-blowers in the background i know, there is information that is inconsistent with the administration sceniario for the attack on benghazi. i would tell you that with certainty. >> carny dismissed the idea that anyone was being muzzled andallied that anyone who wants to testify can come forward. >> anybody who wants to be heard by congress can welcome in our view. that is our approach to the matter. >> the administration released new letters from the departments of
. >> one day after president obama said he was unaware of whistleblowers coming forward in benghazi, white house jay carny tried to turn the page on it. >> let's be clear benghazi happened a long time ago. we are unaware of blocking information on benghazi. >> it was only today f.b.i. released surveillance photos of three individuals who were on the grounds when it was attacked and leading to the death of four americans. republican attorney continued to insist she has an...
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if that is the case as is expected, president obama calls this a, quote, game changer. this comes just weeks after we received similar witness accounts and disturbing video like this. men, women and children swarming hospitals there and being treated for horrific injuries. here is what president obama had to say. >> this is not an on or off switch. this is an ongoing challenge that all of us have to be concerned about. this is going to be a long-term proposition. this is not going to be something that is solved easily overnight. >> heather: but a spokesman for syria's interim government says he wants the u.s. to take action now. take a listen. >> what we're asking the international community or asking the united states with its drone technology, search and strike technology, help us. we do not understand the western attitude when it comes to reluctance to take action on that. >> heather: let's talk to conner powell about this. he's live this morning in our middle east bureau. hi there, conner. neither side, though, in this is really a good actor, wouldn' you say? >> no,
if that is the case as is expected, president obama calls this a, quote, game changer. this comes just weeks after we received similar witness accounts and disturbing video like this. men, women and children swarming hospitals there and being treated for horrific injuries. here is what president obama had to say. >> this is not an on or off switch. this is an ongoing challenge that all of us have to be concerned about. this is going to be a long-term proposition. this is not going to be...
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let's get to the white house. wendell is on the north lawn. what is the president saying below the investigation? >> the president says the director of national intelligence doing his own review, but mr. obama doesn't think the fbi should be blamed for missing clues for the boston marathon attack. critics note that the russians tagged tamerlan tsarnaev and brought them to the attention of the fbi, but mr. obama says they didn't ignore the warning. >> it's not as if the fbi did nothing. they not only investigated the older brother, they interviewed the older brother, and they concluded that were no signs he was engaging in extremist activity. so that much we know. and the question then is, was there something that happened that triggered radicalization? >> secretary of state kerry is headed to russia next week. one item on the alleged is cooperation win the two countries' intelligence agencies. the president says there's lingering distrust going back to the cold war but it is improving. >> shepard: a question in the news conference on the outpo
let's get to the white house. wendell is on the north lawn. what is the president saying below the investigation? >> the president says the director of national intelligence doing his own review, but mr. obama doesn't think the fbi should be blamed for missing clues for the boston marathon attack. critics note that the russians tagged tamerlan tsarnaev and brought them to the attention of the fbi, but mr. obama says they didn't ignore the warning. >> it's not as if the fbi did...
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that was conan o'brien as the white house correspondents' dinner taking a jab at president obama over his supposed lack of diversity in his cabinet. today, the president names the first african-american cabinet pick of his second term. he's chosen charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox as his nominee to become the nation's next transportation secretary succeeding ray lahood. angela, a principal at the impact strategies group, angela, thanks very much for coming in. so what's your take on thissugg has not been diverse enough in his selections for his second term cabinet? >> well, wolf, i think as the president has mentioned in several other interviews, this is just the beginning. anthony foxx is certainly a great start in the right direction with his background serving as a mayor of a major metropolitan area and even serving as one of the primary reasons why the dratic national convention went so well i think it's certainly a step in the right direction. >> so you expect more of this to take place? when you say a step in the right direction, what are you anticipating? >> i antici
that was conan o'brien as the white house correspondents' dinner taking a jab at president obama over his supposed lack of diversity in his cabinet. today, the president names the first african-american cabinet pick of his second term. he's chosen charlotte, north carolina, mayor anthony fox as his nominee to become the nation's next transportation secretary succeeding ray lahood. angela, a principal at the impact strategies group, angela, thanks very much for coming in. so what's your take on...
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the obama administration wants more proof about the use of chemical warfare while it considers the white house's options. meanwhile, today the republican head of the house intelligence committee weighed in on this. >> we've been saying for some time now we believe over the course of two years small amounts of chemical weapons have been used. i think that's beyond a shadow of a doubt at this point. we really don't want to be the sheriff, but we do want to be the coach. that's where we can bring the most impact. >> steve centanni in washington with the news. steve, now that we've seen chemical weapons used in syria, we don't have details of how or when. is the white house any closer to taking action? >> reporter: well, harris, the pressure is clearly on. it's mounting as we speak, and defense secretary chuck hagel last week said arming the rebels is a consideration, but no decision has yet been made. >> i don't take any options off the table as commander-in-chief. circumstances can change. you never know what contingencies you have to deal with, but what i do know is that i cannot see a sc
the obama administration wants more proof about the use of chemical warfare while it considers the white house's options. meanwhile, today the republican head of the house intelligence committee weighed in on this. >> we've been saying for some time now we believe over the course of two years small amounts of chemical weapons have been used. i think that's beyond a shadow of a doubt at this point. we really don't want to be the sheriff, but we do want to be the coach. that's where we can...
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in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful speaker. he has the title, they give him a chauffer, all the perks that come along with the job but we were talking about this in the gun segment, when it comes to actually doing what the green lantern people ask president obama to do, crack heads together, he can't do that to his own republican conference these days but he's led by them much more than he leads them. there's this whole other wrinkle which is probably difficult to explain, too. i want to get into -- i sort of teased the marureen dowd thing. it makes me laugh so i want to share it with you. are baked
in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful...
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as we mentioned at the white house, president obama told reporters today that the possible use of chemical weapons in syria remains a so-called game changer. and the president did not rule out any action in response to this news. >> that would be an escalation in our view of the threat to the security of the international community, our allies, and the united states, and that means that there is some options we might not otherwise exercise that we would -- that we would strongly consider. >> and -- >> want to talk about syria and the potential u.s. response here as we go forward. fred pleitgen is standing by in damascus and barbara starr at the pentagon. barbara, i want to come to you in a minute. first, fred, tell me what you're seeing in the capital city today, and what are conditions like there? >> reporter: hi, brooke. i was at that bombing site about 20 minutes after that bombing happened. i can tell you it was a scene of absolute carnage there, there were still wounded being carried out. people are very angry. a lot of them we have been speaking to said they believe it was the opposi
as we mentioned at the white house, president obama told reporters today that the possible use of chemical weapons in syria remains a so-called game changer. and the president did not rule out any action in response to this news. >> that would be an escalation in our view of the threat to the security of the international community, our allies, and the united states, and that means that there is some options we might not otherwise exercise that we would -- that we would strongly consider....
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this unemployment rate is about what it was when obama walked in the door at the white house. not looking at progress here. the idea, if the government spends money everybody gets rich, we tried that. we didn't have recovery summer. >> let me let ken respond to that. >> we shouldn't be arguing about the past. but i think if you compare how the u.s. economy is doing vicea ve vis a vis the british recovery. we really got out of the deep recession and got us in a positive direction. right now, though, what we're looking at is, yes, there are good signs here, part-time workers, good sign, and businesses are trying to add capacity. but, you know, the sense that washington is broken and if -- you know, the problem is the president put forth a balanced plan to get our fiscal situation on better ground. train the workers to create good manufacturing jobs and republicans have not done anything on congress on it. a self-inflicted wound. like breaking your pencil right before you go take the big exam. it doesn't make any sense. >> let's go back to christine. what are we hearing? >> futur
this unemployment rate is about what it was when obama walked in the door at the white house. not looking at progress here. the idea, if the government spends money everybody gets rich, we tried that. we didn't have recovery summer. >> let me let ken respond to that. >> we shouldn't be arguing about the past. but i think if you compare how the u.s. economy is doing vicea ve vis a vis the british recovery. we really got out of the deep recession and got us in a positive direction....
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. >> barbara, to you, because we have heard from president obama, he basically said that if there is confirmed usage of chemical weapons, if they're moving chemical weapons, that's crossing the red line. you hear from the president today at the white house daily briefing, he was very careful in his response here. what do you hear there at the pentagon about this? >> well look brooke what we know is the white house is you know not looking for any kind of unilateral u.s. military action in syria. that is not what they want. that said what we have learned is here at the pentagon officials are stepping up the planning for just that. some kind of military option if they have to do it. because of the chemical weapons situation, because it poses such a dire threat to so many people in the region and it basically is an international security threat if the chemical weapons are not under anyone's firm control, if they start getting used. so wha hagel has said to his people p up the planning, give me some openings give me something i can take to the president at the white house if it comes to t
. >> barbara, to you, because we have heard from president obama, he basically said that if there is confirmed usage of chemical weapons, if they're moving chemical weapons, that's crossing the red line. you hear from the president today at the white house daily briefing, he was very careful in his response here. what do you hear there at the pentagon about this? >> well look brooke what we know is the white house is you know not looking for any kind of unilateral u.s. military...
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the money is huge, and when president obama came in, you know, he brought in wall street. right into the white house, into the inner core, this was a wall street from beginning to end, top to bottom administration. and you still look at the senior economic officials, they're from city group. once in a while, there's a little diversify, they have jpmorgan, they've had others, but basically, it's really a wall street group. and it's not surprising that we don't have that reform. >> have you ever been to opensecrets.org? it's a great website. i hate it when it was in congress. w we've got the pie chart. my two biggest contributors were owners of dog tracks and bingo parlor. it's a bigger problem. but no, they spell it out, pie graphs, who gave you the money? how much they give from what zip codes. pretty crazy. >> okay. >> a lot of money, bingo. >> i think you're making -- >> which is why foreign policy begins at home. >> yes. >> dr. jeffrey sachs, thank you. stay with us. still ahead, kal penn will be here. he's teamed up with the discovery channel to find america's next gre
the money is huge, and when president obama came in, you know, he brought in wall street. right into the white house, into the inner core, this was a wall street from beginning to end, top to bottom administration. and you still look at the senior economic officials, they're from city group. once in a while, there's a little diversify, they have jpmorgan, they've had others, but basically, it's really a wall street group. and it's not surprising that we don't have that reform. >> have you...
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the white house says it's just a band-aid. critics say president obama left them no other choice. >> the president was at one point given the option of being able to do what we're talking about right now across the board without having to do this piecemeal deal. he didn't want to take it. and he didn't want to take it because they wanted to have the tax increases across the board and not actually go through with the spending cuts. the problem is -- >>alisyn: the white house has been accused of playing politics and cherry-picking visible areas to make cuts forhe most impact. >> tell us about sports, clayton. >>clayton: it was day one of the nfl draft. it came and went without manti te'o or gino smith hearing their names called. they didn't wait too long. on day two, manti te'o was taken by the san diego chargers. they traded up to get him. i wonder if someone will let him now that the san diego chargers don't exist. sorry. the very next pick, the new york jets took quarterback gino smith. the move could spell the end of mark sa
the white house says it's just a band-aid. critics say president obama left them no other choice. >> the president was at one point given the option of being able to do what we're talking about right now across the board without having to do this piecemeal deal. he didn't want to take it. and he didn't want to take it because they wanted to have the tax increases across the board and not actually go through with the spending cuts. the problem is -- >>alisyn: the white house has been...
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president obama casts a vote for comedy at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner. >> take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing, and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 29th, 2013.
president obama casts a vote for comedy at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner. >> take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing, and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 29th, 2013.